For years, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) has worked to articulate a progressive foreign policy, building a name for himself among supporters of diplomacy and anti-war activists.
Ariela Ronay-Jinich was born into a Jewish family that has lived in Mexico for the past 100 years. Many of her ancestors were Russians and Hungarians who had escaped the Spanish Inquisition in the late 1400s.
Foremost among all these groups was Hadassah. The goals and objectives of Hadassah were akin to those that animated the other groups, and an analysis of the methods and style that Hadassah women employed to achieve their organizational aims reveals the distinctive role that womens organizations came to play in the unfolding and development of American Zionism. Hadassah had its origins in study circles organized by Emma Leon Gottheil, the wife of Richard Gottheil, an ardent Zionist and Columbia University professor of Semitics
Abraham Joshua Heschel, far right, marches with civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and others in Selma, Ala., in 1965, which is featured in Martin Doblmeiers 2021 documentary Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story.
Here, we bring you 10 of the biggest local Jewish news stories of the last 100 years. Its part of how were celebrating our 100th anniversary.
My temperature was normal, and everyone in the lobby of the Jewish Museum knew it. On Tuesday morning, I ducked out of a light drizzle on 92nd Street and into the Jewish Museum, which reopened on September 24 after a six-month closure due to coronavirus. Gone were the hallowed museum customs of the Before Times: the long lines, the selfie sticks, the tense negotiations over who qualifies for student admission and who has to cough up full price.
The most sacred Jewish holidays are approaching, bringing with them the longest and most well-attended services of the year. Even in the best of times, a congregations intensive preparations for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur take months. But this year, there is no road map for those preparations, which are dominated by the mortal threat posed by the coronavirus pandemic.
Jewish, Hebrew and Israel education should be affordable and accessible to everyone, Israeli-American Council (IAC) co-founder and CEO Shoham Nicolet said on Sunday. The current crisis brings great opportunities; by bringing education trailblazers we hope to inspire a new and innovative Jewish Education
May 22, 2020 Other items in todays column include:*Yiddish theatre faces obstacles*San Diego County Jewish community pandemic news*Jewish American Heritage Month*San Diego County Jewish clergy*Recommended reading*In memoriam By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO StandWithUs celebrated the 19th anniversary of its founding on Thursday with an international webcast that showcased its growth and successes helping students on college campuses, high schools and middle schools learn about Israel and defend against anti-Semitic attacks.
Photo Credit: courtesy, Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce The month of May has been officially designated by presidents of both parties as Jewish Heritage Month, a tribute to the contributions that Jewish immigrants and their descendants have made to the United States of America, their patriotism and appreciation for American values. In honor of the occasion, the Wall Street-based Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce has reintroduced the legendary Presidential Collection portraits of US presidents painted by legendary artist Morris Katz to the general public.
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